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A wah-wah pedal and amplifier used by Jimi Hendrix will go up for auction at J. Levine Auction and Appraisal in Scottsdale, Arizona on New Year's Day. They're from the collection of audio engineer Dave Weyer , who built the special guitar accessory for Hendrix prior to Woodstock...

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who waged a successful battle against lymphoma in 2012 and 2013 while recording and touring the band's reunion album 13, has revealed in an interview with the Irish Times that he is still dealing with health issues. Iommi explained, "I went...

Metallica will play a special intimate show next Thursday (December 15th) at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. Members of the band's fan club will get the first chance to enter a contest to buy two tickets at $25 apiece in a special pre-sale beginning at 9:00 a.m. PT...

Just released is Night Ranger's new double-CD/DVD/Blu-ray collection, 35 Years And A Night In Chicago. The set captured the band on May 7th, 2016 at Chicago's House Of Blues, and features such '80s favorites as: "Don’t Tell Me You Love Me," "Sister Christian," "When You Close...

Mick Jagger welcomed his eighth child into the world today when Melanie Hamrick gave birth to a boy in New York City. His spokeswoman issued a statement saying, "They are both delighted... Mick was at the hospital for the arrival. Mother and baby are doing well, and we request...

Joe Walsh calls the Eagles receiving the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday “a special night,” adding that they “had a great time!” You can see it on CBS on December 27th. Pete Townshend says that he feels both optimistic and hopeful about his and Roger Daltrey 's future with the...

One of prog's most legendary and beloved musicians, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer's bassist/guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer Greg Lake has died (December 7, 2016) at age 69 following a long bout with cancer, according to Vintage Vinyl News. Lake first made his bones along with...

Metallica frontman James Hetfield says that the band is frustrated with the current state of ticket scalping -- or the more legitimate "secondary market" sales -- and would like to see more action taken to curb it. Speaking with CTV News, Hetfield remarked, "There’s always going...

Sixx:A.M. and Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx gave an update in an interview on the satellite radio show Debatable about the status of The Dirt, the long-in-development movie based on the Crüe biography The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. Sixx said that...